Posts tagged Stormwater

How will the Washington region be affected by extreme heat as the planet continues to heat up, and how can we adapt? That’s the topic national and local experts discussed in an event held jointly by the Urban Land Institute and Greater Greater Washington on Thursday, August 8. Keep reading…

Come learn how sustainable design and better planning can mitigate extreme heat, attend a discussion about how local landscape is designed, attend an open house about how federal workplaces can become more efficient, and more during this week’s events. Keep reading…

I made my childhood fortune pulling dandelions. My father saw dandelions as the scourge of his beautiful green lawn. He paid two cents per pulled dandelion, provided the roots came up, too. I had job security because the neighbors let their dandelions go to seed, assuring that there would always be more dandelions for me to pull. Keep reading…

Since 2009, DC Water customers have paid a fee to help pay for the $2.7 billion federally mandated Clean Rivers Project which stops sewage from overflowing into our region’s waterways. As that fee has gone up, some customers with large parking lots such as churches and cemeteries say they have struggled to pay their water bills. Keep reading…

Hurricane Florence is finally spinning away from the Carolinas, leaving a destructive wake including at least 32 people dead. The threat had governments in the Washington region engaging their emergency management plans and assessing how they would act in the case of a direct hit. Are we ready for destructive storms? Keep reading…

Alexandria built its waterfront at a low elevation. That's become a real problem in recent years, and now the city is trying to figure out how to preserve its history and also adapt to a future with much more rain and flooding. Keep reading…

The reasons why you can’t safely or legally swim in the District’s rivers could be resolved within the next several years. That would open new outdoor recreation opportunities city-wide and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors, and also represents a concrete milestone for clean rivers which until recently seemed difficult to envision. Keep reading…

DC's multi-billion dollar project is cleaning up local waterways, but also costing some nonprofit landowners like cemeteries and churches hundreds of thousands of dollars a year that they cannot always afford. Keep reading…

Did you know about the danger that could be growing in your neighborhood? Thanks to Montgomery County residents who are enraged at the thought of the government installing “Pits of Death” near their houses, more people are learning about the dangers of rain gardens. Keep reading…

All eyes are on stormwater management in Howard County following Memorial Day weekend's stunning images of floods rampaging through historic Ellicott City in Maryland. Why are these floods happening, and can anything be done about it? Keep reading…

DC's Historic Preservation Office has a new, proposed guide for homeowners who want to make their buildings more environmentally friendly. Environmentalists may not be so pleased, though, with the way the guidelines still prioritize keeping buildings looking the same over enabling green features. Keep reading…

DC Water plays a small yet important role in making District streets safe and usable for bicyclists. While the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) takes care of nearly all of our street and sidewalk infrastructure, DC Water maintains storm water drains and grates. Grates with bars in the direction of travel mean big trouble for bicyclists. Keep reading…

A new trail across Rock Creek Park opened on Saturday, restoring public access to a part of the park that has been closed for a generation. The car-free walking and biking path connects to the Rock Creek multi-use trail and links the neighborhoods of Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, and Mount Pleasant. Keep reading…

Weasel around rent control; Little levees for Metro; It’s not just Metro’s closing time; More green for the Greenway; Making the grade by opting out; Haven for homeless youth; A Brompton is not a bike; Race in rentals; And…. Keep reading…

What happens to all the water when snow melts? To keep our water clean, DC wants to limit the amount of stormwater runoff a property can have, and create a market for buildings that go over to buy credits from those who don’t. If it works, the program will serve as an example for other cities facing similar challenges. Keep reading…

The geography of tragedy; Calm before the storm; Mo’ money; Speedy delivery; Smile, you’re on traffic camera; Crash inequality; Paying more for less; Do it for your health; Charm City PRT?; No photos on the tracks. Keep reading…

She is smooth, round, and has teeth so hard they can chew through rock. She hangs out down by the river, waiting for when she gets the thumbs up signal. Her name is Nannie. Standing 26 feet tall, she’s a tunnel-boring machine that is waiting to drill a tunnel from RFK stadium, along and under the Anacostia River, where she will meet up with another part of the tunnel currently under… Keep reading…